CMAQ and WRF output files. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: Too Big. It can be accessed through the following means: The data can be accesses from the ASM data archive at the National Environmental Supercomputing Center at the USEPA. Format: WRF–CMAQ Model output data including SW radiation, PM2.5 , Sulfate aerosol, EC, and SO2 concentrations, Also aerosol optical depth (AOD).
This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Gan, C., J. Pleim , R. Mathur , C. Hogrefe , C.N. Long, J. Xing, D. Wong , R. Gilliam , and C. Wei. Assessment of long-term WRF–CMAQ simulations for understanding direct aerosol effects on radiation "brightening" in the United States. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, GERMANY, 15: 12193-12209, (2015).